Assessment of the Functionality of the Monitoring and Evaluation System of the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development

Abstract

Functionality of a monitoring and evaluation system being one of the most important facets of a programme to deliver on its objectives, the study thus sought to assess the functionality of KICD’s monitoring and evaluation system against monitoring and evaluation established standards. The study employed a descriptive case study design and used purposive and random sampling approach. The target population of the study was: the management and staff members of KICD’s curriculum development and research services directorate; administration and planning directorate; and the Ministry of Education’s quality assurance and standards directorate, who interact with M&E work at KICD. The study sample size was 112 staff members. Results from the study established that KICD had a fairly good monitoring and evaluation system with an overall score of 77 percent. This was affirmed by most of the system components scoring 65 percent and above. Nonetheless, a number of components of the system need improvement and strengthening thus; human capacity, organizational structure, and monitoring and evaluation partnerships which scored 65 percent, 69 percent and 70 percent respectively. The study recommends improvement in components which scored below 75 percent. Thus, in the organizational structure with monitoring and evaluation, and human capacity for monitoring and evaluation, the study recommends the Institute to; enhance its human capacity, assess their skills regularly and incorporate gaps of monitoring and evaluation related skills required by staff in the organization’s human capacity building plan. In the monitoring and evaluation partnerships component, the study recommends improved incorporation of more partners into the technical working group to represent the broader interest of stakeholders in education, and equally make decisions via consensus building.